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[Indrek]

[Zomby Woof[_3_]]

Can you actually touch the XB-70?

I'm gonna go there one day...will travel a long way. If not allowed, I'll do
it at the end of the day as they throw me out...

ZW

[Giganews[_2_]]

"Zomby Woof" > wrote in message
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> Can you actually touch the XB-70?
>
> I'm gonna go there one day...will travel a long way. If not allowed, I'll
> do it at the end of the day as they throw me out...
>
> ZW
>
>
There was no one close enough to stop one touching the aircraft, but I
refrained. The Valkyrie has a very tall undercarriage, so touching anything
other than the landing gear would be a challenge unless you were a
basketball player. In some of the pictures you can see that the aircraft's
skin is nearly as wrinkled as that on a typical Buff, which belies the
notion that the mach 3 aircraft is super smooth. The X-15 windshield
surround is also very heavy and rough. It reminded me of something you might
see on a diving bell rather than on a high speed aircraft.

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

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